New England rock band Four Year Strong have released a brand new single, "WHIPLASH" Pushing their sound into the heavier, sludgier territory without losing that infectious sensibility that defines them.
The band will be heading out with All Time Low this month, starting 11th November in Alabama and taking in thirteen dates, including Florida, New York and Warped Tour Orlando. The tour will then break for the holidays before heading to the UK and Europe at the top of 2026 for twenty-one shows. including the prestigious O2 Arena, London.
2026 UK AND EUROPE
- 20th January 2026 – OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- 22nd January 2026 – Utilita Arena Cardiff in Cardiff, Wales, UK
- 23rd January 2026 – Co-op Live in Manchester, England, UK
- 24th January 2026 – The O2 in London, England, UK
- 26th January 2026 – Salle Pleyel in Paris, France
- 27th January 2026 – Ancienne Belgique in Brussels, Belgium
- 29th January 2026 – 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands
- 30th January 2026 – Haus Auensee in Leipzig, Germany
- 31st January 2026 – Sporthalle in Hamburg, Germany
- 2nd February 2026 – Fryshuset Arenan in Stockholm, Sweden
- 3rd February 2026 – Sentrum Scene in Oslo, Norway
- 4th February 2026 – Vega in Copenhagen, Denmark
- 6th February 2026 – Palladium in Cologne, Germany
- 8th February 2026 – Klub Stodola in Warsaw, Poland
- 9th February 2026 – SaSaZu in Prague, Czechia
- 10th February 2026 – X-TRA in Zurich, Switzerland
- 12th February 2026 – TonHalle München in Munich, Germany
- 13th February 2026 – ChorusLife Arena in Bergamo, Italy
- 15th February 2026 – Razzmatazz in Barcelona, Spain
- 16th February 2026 – Sala La Riviera in Madrid, Spain
- 17th February 2026 – Lisboa Ao Vivo in Lisbon, Portugal
When it was time for Four Year Strong to prep what would become their sixth album, analysis paralysis, they were truly, finally, stumped. Vocalist/guitarists Dan O’Connor and Alan Day showed up to producer Will Putney’s studio on day one of recording without a single finished song, in stark contrast to the 40-some ideas they brought to the table for 2020’s Brain Pain.
The two spent those early days in a bedroom at Putney’s house talking about, and listening to, music, desperate for a spark of inspiration. They found it by looking back: at what made Brain Pain a success and even the genesis of Four Year Strong as a band as they rode their trademark sound – pop-punk energy, dexterous riffage and caustic hardcore spirit – to the top of the underground in the late aughts. Within a month, they’d completed nearly 80% of the album, like the ominous, metal-meets-industrial “aftermath / afterthought.” They melded combustible hardcore rhythms with ‘90s alt-rock melodic bliss (“uncooked”), dabbled in rough-around-the-edges reggae (“out of touch”) and swerved between vibe-heavy synths and thunderous breakdowns (“STFIL”).
The result is an album that expands their classic sound in exciting ways – but through it all, it’s unmistakably them: O’Connor and Day’s distinctive vocals atop the airtight rhythm section prowess drummer Jake Massucco and bassist Joe Weiss provide. This deep into their career, there’s really nothing that doesn’t sound like Four Year Strong with these four involved.
